Burden of disease: DALYs - World Health Organization

← Back to document page

Part 4Burden of disease: DALYs 14. Broad cause composition 40 15. The age distribution of Burden of disease 42 16. Leading causes of Burden of disease 42 17. The disease and injury Burden for women 46 18. The growing Burden of noncommunicable disease 47 19. The unequal Burden of injury 48 20. Projected Burden of disease in 2030 4940World Health OrganizationPart 414. Broad cause compositionThe measures of ill- Health used so far (incidence, prevalence and YLL) do not give a good indication of the Burden of disease borne by individuals in dif-ferent communities.

The global average burden of disease across all regions in 2004 was 237 DALYs per 1000 population, of which about 60% was due to premature death and 40% to non-fatal health outcomes. DALYs in Africa are at least two times higher than in any other region The contribution of premature death varied dra-

  Health, World health organization, World, Organization, Global, Burden